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Kentucky Field Office's Participation in Conservation Memoranda of Agreement for the Indiana Bat and/or Northern Long-eared Bat

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kentucky Field Office (KFO) proposes to participate in an indefinite number of voluntary Conservation Memoranda of Agreement (CMOA) with federal and non-federal entities that would provide recovery-focused conservation benefits for Indiana and northern long-...

Snail darter in hand.
This library includes background information about post-delisting monitoring (PDM) and recent PDM plans released for species in the southeast.
Fluted Kidneyshell_Final RP.pdf

Final recovery plan for the endangered fluted kidneyshell

Range-wide Indiana Bat Protection and Enhancement Plan Guidelines

Range-wide Indiana Bat Protection and Enhancement Plan Guidelines for Surface Coal-mining Operations – February 2013 Revisions

Kentucky State-wide Determination Key

This Standing Analysis supports the conclusions the "Kentucky Determination Key" delivered by the Service's Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) system.

App A Standing Analysis Interim Consultation Framework

This document constitutes the Standing Analysis for the Interim Consultation Framework. In this Standing Analysis we examine whether potential federal actions covered by the Interim Consultation Framework are likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the northern long-eared bat; this...

Clearance to Proceed with Federally Insured Loan Grant Projects

This guidance and clearance letter is provided to fulfill the ESA’s statutory obligations in a timely and consistent manner, and to assist Federal agencies, State and local governments, and consultants in addressing Section 7 and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental impact...

Indiana Bat Determination Key Standing Analysis

This standing analysis supports the "Indiana Bat Determination Key" delivered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (Service) Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) system. The Service's Kentucky Field Office (KFO) developed the Indiana Bat Determination Key (DKey) to streamline the...